Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameColonel John IRVIN Jr. 
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1007FatherJohn Patton IRVIN Sr. (1845-)
Misc. Notes
Oak Hill Cemetery began as a small 2ΒΌ acre plot in December 1856 when William Irvin [Jr. 1801-1869, John’s grandfather] conveyed a parcel of land to the Curwensville Borough for burials. Three additional parcels were conveyed by Mr. Irvin’s son Col. E. A. Irvin, and the remainder of the property came from Charles E. Patton and the heirs of Hon. John Patton.
The Irvin and Patton families, both of which played key roles in the early growth and development of Curwensville are interred here. Before his death in 1908, Col. E. A. Irvin had become the last surviving field officer of the famous Civil War Bucktail regiment. Several other ranking officers are also at Oak Hill including Irvin’s cousin Col. John Irvin.862
[This Colonel John Irvin is not the cousin of either Col. E. A. Patton or his father William, but rather is the nephew of E. A. Irvin]
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James MOORE, James YOUNG, Mark JORDON and John IRVIN, Sr., the father of Colonel E. A. IRVIN and John IRVIN erected a sawmill and a gristmill* near the present [1887] site of the IRVIN flour mill.3296
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Pennsylvania Railroad, 1874, extended from Clearfield to Curwensville. Known as the Tyrone and Clearfield R. R. and later as Tyrone Division, later extended to Grampian, 1891. The construction of the Clearfield to Curwensville part cost $60,(X)0. Among the subscribers were Hon. John Patton, Col. John and brothers John and James, Col. E. A. Irvin, and Samuel Arnold of Curwensville.864
*A gristmill or grist mill is a building in which grain is ground into flour. In many countries these are referred to as corn mills or flour mills.
The Irvin and Patton families, both of which played key roles in the early growth and development of Curwensville are interred here. Before his death in 1908, Col. E. A. Irvin had become the last surviving field officer of the famous Civil War Bucktail regiment. Several other ranking officers are also at Oak Hill including Irvin’s cousin Col. John Irvin.862
[This Colonel John Irvin is not the cousin of either Col. E. A. Patton or his father William, but rather is the nephew of E. A. Irvin]
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James MOORE, James YOUNG, Mark JORDON and John IRVIN, Sr., the father of Colonel E. A. IRVIN and John IRVIN erected a sawmill and a gristmill* near the present [1887] site of the IRVIN flour mill.3296
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Pennsylvania Railroad, 1874, extended from Clearfield to Curwensville. Known as the Tyrone and Clearfield R. R. and later as Tyrone Division, later extended to Grampian, 1891. The construction of the Clearfield to Curwensville part cost $60,(X)0. Among the subscribers were Hon. John Patton, Col. John and brothers John and James, Col. E. A. Irvin, and Samuel Arnold of Curwensville.864
*A gristmill or grist mill is a building in which grain is ground into flour. In many countries these are referred to as corn mills or flour mills.